What are the long blooming perennial geraniums?
Hardy geraniums ‘Azure Rush,’ Rozanne®, and ‘Johnson’s Blue’ are three heavy-blooming and popular varieties, while the pale-pink ‘Biokovo’ makes a dense, durable groundcover with three to four weeks of late-spring flowers. Hardy geraniums grow well in full sun to part shade. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is one of the longest blooming perennials in the garden. It is an amazingly free-flowering cultivar as its flowers are sterile; it keeps the blooms coming from late spring into mid-fall. Leave plenty of room to grow this wide spreading perennial. In one season, one vigorous plant will cover a 2-3 sq.Rozanne’ carries masses of large, vivid violet-blue saucer-like flowers with distinct white centres and star-like reddish-purple veins over spreading mounds of dark green foliage. This is the longest flowering Geranium we know, lasting all summer into the autumn.Probably one of the longest flowering garden plants, hardy geraniums start flowering around May, and continue to October, depending on the variety. One of the longest flowering varieties is Geranium ‘Johnson’s blue’ (illustrated) which is also attractive to bees.
What flower blooms 365 days a year?
Geraniums owe their popularity to their intense colors. Notably, they’re also very easy to take care of: During summer you should water it every day, while in winter every third day is sufficient. Add fertilizer once a month to promote its flowering and you’ll be able to enjoy its blooms 365 days a year. Geraniums are often grown as annuals and are composted at the end of summer. If you have room in a frost-free place, it’s worth trying to keep them over winter. To overwinter geraniums, lift plants that are in garden soil or large pots and pot them into a smaller pot. This should be done before the first frost.In rich soils Geranium Rozanne will spread quite quickly after it has become established. If this is a problem trim it back to size in late June. This will also encourage it to flower into autumn.
Which flowers bloom all the year round in the UK?
Annuals that last throughout the year and flower over and over again: Violas , Pansies , Calendula (aka pot marigolds), Zinnias. Whether you want to love the overflowing exuberance of petunias and vinca, the look-at-me silhouettes of celosia and craspedia, or the lush beauty of zinnias, marigolds and dahlias, these annuals are all ideal for planting in pretty pots and space-saving containers.Geraniums, petunias and mums are just a few colorful, easy-to-grow plants to consider for pots and other containers.